Impossible? Try It

[hc4361]

This is supposed to be impossible for an 'ordinary' crossword to crack and could take an expert two years, it is claimed.

Give it a go!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5628921/Cryptic-crossword-hardest-fans-two-years-crack.html

[klazomaniac]

Telegraph reader cracks two-year challenge of 'world's hardest crossword' in two hours.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/18/worlds-hardest-crossword-takes-two-years-complete-revealed/

[Jackdaw33]

I got 13 across!

[elliemay1]

I bet Lie-In-King will have it solved in no time!

[Mamyalynne]

I've printed it, am busy with another one at the moment - will report back in two years.

[klazomaniac]

Approx 15 mins in to it.

Only 8 so far.

I'll report back in 3 years !!

[hc4361]

Well done to all trying. I think I've got one

[Davemano]

Several of these seem pretty easy - not yet studied them all.

[klazomaniac]

40% through it Davemano.

It gets tricky !

[klazomaniac]

2.5 hrs and 50% through it.

It's a little stinker alright.

I'll leave it till tomorrow now.

[Davemano]

About 20% done, be better with a print later.

[JJ109]

After 3.5 hours - I have 7 clues left to solve...... but I am not putting them up here as I want to solve them without help. It is not as difficult as it is made out to be. However these 7 clues may take me two years!

[aelmpvw]

//be better with a print later//
would that be a pint?

[mallyh]

did it in about 8 minutes ...........that's looked at it lol :-)

[hc4361]

:D

[klazomaniac]

NO HELP PLEASE...I am not asking for answers or hints.


jj109
After approx another hour I'm down to 5 left. I agree with your comments. I am intrigued to know if you're stuck in the bottom middle as I am.

[JJ109]

The ones I am missing are
17a, 29a, 54a, 1d, 4d, 11d 43d
I have all the rest

[klazomaniac]

Interesting. I am stuck on a small cluster. If I get one, the rest should fall into place. I'm missing : 46a, 52a, 59a,47d and 53d

[JJ109]

Klazomaniac - Concentrate on 53d. I was stuck on those for a while, then I got 53d and it led to all the others

[klazomaniac]

53 has landed. hopefully the rest will now.

[Captain2]

I'll have go sometime soon. JJ and Klazo, just wondering, are you solving them purely cryptically or is there much searching through dictionaries and reference books. Please don't say I'd need a Chambers or a Bradford, or.....